Legislation - HB0228

Title: Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
Sponsored by: Chair, Appropriations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor)
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from slaughtering or causing the slaughter of a racehorse in the State for certain commercial purposes; prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, transferring, offering for sale, importing into the State, or transporting a racehorse if the person knows or reasonably should know that the racehorse will be slaughtered for certain commercial purposes; requiring certain fines collected by the State Racing Commission to be distributed to the racing Special Fund; etc.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0231

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/17/2025 Legislative Date 9/17/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Favorable Report by Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (127-2) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/17/2025	9/17/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Appropriations
			Text - First - Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
House	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2026	3/03/2026	Favorable Report by Appropriations
House	3/03/2026	2/22/2026	Favorable Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2026	2/22/2026	Second Reading Passed	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
House	3/04/2026	2/23/2026	Third Reading Passed (127-2)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/05/2026	2/22/2026	Referred Budget and Taxation	33 Click to view Recorded Media

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